Truck snow-loading device



Jan. 22 ,'1924.

A. F. A. SCHMITT 'TRUGK SNOW LOADING DEVICE Filed March 5. 19 21 Fly. 5.

Patented Jan. 22, 1924.

Ldhddd ANTHONY F. A. SCHMITT, 015 NEW YORK, N. Y.

TRUCK SNOVFLOADING- DEVICE.

Application filed. March 5, 1921.

T 0 all to 700m it may concern Be it known that I, ANTHONY F. A. SOHMITT, a citizen of the United States, residing at No. 281 East 201st Street, New York city, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Truck Snow-Loading Device, of which the following is 'a specification.

My invention relates to a truck-snow loading device. The same consists of an inclined bottom with sides, placed at required angle, supported by strong frame work and provided with runners preferably of steel similar to those of sleds. The frame may be constructed to keep the inclined bottom with sides in a stationary position, or so that it may be adjusted to different angles.

The bumpers, etc., required to attach the device to trucks are to be as found necessary by the different types of trucks.

The device may be constructed of any suitable material or combination of materials.

When the inclined bottom and sides are constructed of metal, a heating apparatus is provided underneath the same, for coal, wood, oil or other heat, to keep the snow from sticking to the inclined bottom and sides, when so found necessary.

The device can be used with or without the heatin'g apparatus, as the case may require.

The heating apparatus may be constructed as found most effective.

In operation the device is attached to the truck to be loaded, the truck driven backwards which causes the snow to rise up the inclined bottom between the sides of the same, into the truck. lVhen the truck is loaded, it is detached from the device making room for the next truck to be loaded and so on.

My invention is applicable to steam and electric rail roads and trolley lines flat cars, etc., generally, although shown herein as related more particularly to motor trucks.

The object of my invention is to swiftly, and economically load trucks in removing snow.

It will be understood that while I have illustrated a form of my invention, that changes may be made in the details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of what is claimed.

Serial No. 250,046.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1, is a side elevation of the entire device, also showing a motor truck attached thereto.

Figure 2, is an end view, on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3, is an end view, on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4, is a side elevation of the device, partly in section, similar to that shown in Fi ure 1.

igure 5, is a plan, top view of the device.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views on the drawin s.

eferring to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 indicates an inclined bottom or floor, provided with sides as indicated by numeral 2.

Numeral 3, indicates runners similar to those of sleds, and numeral 4 indicates the entire frame work securely and substantially holding the inclined bottom, sides, runners, etc., together.

Numeral 5 indicates the heater and numeral 6 the flues of same.

Numeral 9, indicates the bumpers which are to receive the impact of and to make contact with the frame of the motor truck.

Numeral 10 shows projections, to extend underneath the body of the motor truck to thereby prevent the rear end of the pushed structure from rising.

Numeral 11, shows the arrow indicating the direction in which the device is driven by the motor truck in loading the same. The described structure is adapted to be pushed as a pilot unit before a motor truck as indicated in Figure 1. The bumpers 9 do not make positive connection with the truck to be loaded there being simply a contact maintained between the truck and a pilot unit, the purpose being to permitsuccessive trucks being run against the pilot structure for the loadmig of the truck by pushing the pilot structure through the snow. Each truck in succession is simply backed away leavin the pilot structure in the snow to be engaged and pushed by the next succeeding truck.

The heater 5 is intended merely to aid in preventing the freezing of the snow to the inclined bottom 1 and sides 2, the unit not being a snow melting unit but primarily a loading unit for causing the snow to move up the inclined bottom and into the truck.

Noterfil heels can be substituted in place oi the runners 3, where foinid to he more practical or desirable.

The invention having been set forth, what claimed as new and useful is 1. A snow loading unit adapted to be pushed as a pilot unit before a truck to he loaded saidnnithaving an inclined bottom along which the snow may rise and pass to the truck; together with means on the pilot unit to receive the impact or and maintain contact with a truck frame, whereby to permit a truck to be run against the pilot unit for pushing the latter and then backed away from said unit, and a rcarwardly projecting element additional to said impact means and disposed on said element at the back earners thereof in a position to enter beneath the pushing trucl: frame to prevent vertical tilting of said pilot unit.

2. A loading device adapted to be pushed before a truck as a pilot unit for the loading or the truck, said unit having an inclined bot-tom along which the snow may pass upwardly to the truck, and means on said device at the rear end adapted to enter beneath a fixed part of the truck to prevent said device from being tilted as it is pushed forward by the truck.

In testimony whereof I hereunto atlix my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANTHONY F. A. SCIIMITT.

Witnesses:

ELISABETH Sci-nur'r, ANNA M. Tnwns. 

